Introduced in 2017, the P-10-C is the latest striker-fired offering from Česká zbrojovka or CZ, the famed (and highly underrated) firearms manufacturer in the Czech Republic. It is slightly larger and heavier that the popular Glock 19, but with a more natural grip angle that makes for more comfortable shooting and better accuracy than its Austrian competitor.
The P-10 series has a polymer frame with interchangeable backstraps for different sized hands, highly aggressive grooving to aid in control of the pistol in wet conditions, and an ambidextrous magazine release and slide stop. It also has a similar trigger safety to the Glock pistol, and a firing pin block that prevents the pistol from accidental discharge. Unlike other CZ pistols it does not feature a magazine disconnect safety that renders the pistol safe when a magazine is out of the gun. The barrel is stoutly designed with a black nitride finish that is weather and water-resistant, and the slide rails are all-metal, not metal pin embedded in the polymer, unlike the similar PPQ or Glocks. Robust would be an excellent word for the build quality. The trigger press is four and a half pounds with a reset comparably short as that of the Walther PPQ and with an audible reset. This makes the pistol very quick for follow up shots, but can lead to accidental second shots for those unused to the reset.
If can be had in 9x19mm and .40 S&W.
PM: +1 S/R: 3 AMMO: 15 DC: F CLOS: 0-4 LONG: 10-18 CON: +1 JAM: 99+ RL: 1 COST: $550
GM Information: In .40, the P-10-C has an S/R of 2 and a AMMO of 12.
Black Campbell comments: This is one of the better striker fired pistols I’ve shot. The trigger is damned close to as good as the Walther PPQ, which is hands-down the best out of the box, and as good — if not better than — aftermarket triggers for any striker fired pistol. I find you have to use your first joint on the trigger, rather than the middle of your trigger finger pad, when shooting, but that could just be me. The grip is aggressive but the pistol doesn’t squirrel around in your hand, which some of the old CZ-75s could. It seems to like 124-grain ammo the best; 115 shoots a bit high. Accuracy seems to tighten a bit at longer ranges (20-30m).
The Black Campbell 
25 December, 2019 at 20:07
The CZ-75 doesn’t have a magazine disconnect. At least my CZ-75 went bang today when I took it out for my Christmas trip to the range, loaded it, removed the mag, and pulled the trigger.
25 December, 2019 at 21:42
The first two I shot did. The CZ-85 did not. My friend’s single action CZ-75 does.
Guess we’re both right and wrong — depends on the model and the year made, is my guess.
25 December, 2019 at 21:44
I would suggest having a try on one of these P-10s, sir. It’s one of the best striker-fired pistols I’ve owned, though I think the PPQ beats it…but just barely.
26 December, 2019 at 15:03
I have one and while it is a nice gun, it doesn’t hold a candle to my Glock 19 – for me. Currently, the second P10c I have and some spare mags are on the selling block; after shooing and selling the first one, I just never shot the second.
26 December, 2019 at 16:10
I can see that. It seems the Glock grip angle works for some folks, and if it does, that’s THE gun. If it doesn’t (that’s me; I have to break my wrist to much or I shoot high), the grip on the CZ and Walther are better.
To each their own. It’d be a boring gun shop that only carried one thing.
18 January, 2020 at 19:29
I need to get around to trying the Gen 5 Glocks.
18 January, 2020 at 19:48
I have a Gen5 G17 and a Gen5 G19MOS. Spend a little extra and get the MOS version as I think the front of the grip is much better. That said, the G19MOS and G19x are perhaps my favorites; the G19MOS is tweaked ever so slightly from the Gen3 that I have, and the texture really locks it into my hand. The G19x…if you’re used to Glocks, it will feel different when you handle it; it’s not a 17 and not a 19, but combines the best of both into something that is truly unique.